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Lambasting/Lamping
A good
hiding; "You're asking for a good lambasting/lamping if you don't watch
it!"
Landed
In one's
element; "Give 'im something to potch with and 'e's in 'is element!"
Last go off/Last lap
At the very
end, as in "I reminded 'im to put the cat out, last go off/last lap."
Learn
Wenglish
for 'teach'; the Welsh word 'dysgu' is used to mean both 'learn' and
'teach'.
Let himself/herself go
Not keeping
up appearances; "'E've let 'imself go since 'is wife died, you can
tell!"
Let loose
Acting in a
wild manner; "Behave yourself, will you? - you're acting like as if
you're let loose!"
Lick, a tidy...
At a good
pace; "They've nabbed him again for speeding, he must've been going at
a tidy lick!"
Lie on
Stay in bed
later than usual; "I can have a lie on in the morning as it's Saturday."
Life, got to be for my...
Having to
be alert; "There's no knowing what 'e'll be up to next - I gorrw be for
my life with 'im!"
Like a good 'un
As well as
ever, as in "Lately 'e've been off 'is food - but 'e's eating like a
good 'un again!"
Like a lath
Very thin;
"She've been on that diet this ages and lately she'vegone like a
lath/as thin as a lath!"
Like a shot
Without
delay, as in "I only had to ask him the once - he did it like a shot -
fair play!"
Line, on the...
On the
railway, as in "He used to work on the line, for sure."
Livin(g) Tally
Co-habiting
without benefit of clergy; "They've been lin(g) tally ever since 'er
'usband cleared off."
Look-in
The
faintest, outside chance, as in "He thought he was a cert for that job,
but when it came to, he didn't even have a look-in!"
Looking
Giving an
appearance of, as in "It's looking nice with you now you've had the
place done up!"
Looking daggers
Giving
disapproving looks
Look-out
Prospect;
"It's a poor look-out for them now, since he's been made redundant."
Looks, no...
Right
feeling for, as in "It's no good, since I've had it cleaned I've no
looks on it now."
Loose go!
Wenglish
for 'Let go!', 'Release it!'. This command may also be 'Leave go!', or
'Let go of it!'.
Losing in oneself
Becoming
almost permanently moithered, confused; "She's gone, she can't remember
a thing - I think the poor dab is losing in herself - must be her age!"
Losins/Loshins
Sweets,
from the Welsh
Lost the bus
Missed the
bus - a translation of the Welsh expression.
Lot
A goot
deal, often, as in "I like this new coat - I wear a lot of it!"
Big, as in "He's a real lump of a boy - got to have his school clothes made special for him!"